Rheumatology

Editorials:

A. M. Leak

Improving adolescent rheumatology services in the UK
Rheumatology 2000 39: 575-579; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.575 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. van der Heijde

Impact of rheumatoid arthritis on physical function during the first five years. No longer a question mark?
Rheumatology 2000 39: 579-580; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.579 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. J. T. Smeenk

Antinuclear antibodies: cause of disease or caused by disease?
Rheumatology 2000 39: 581-584; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.581 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reviews:

D. Jayne

Evidence-based treatment of systemic vasculitis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 585-595; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.585 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers:

J. E. McDonagh, H. E. Foster, M. A. Hall, and M. A. Chamberlain

Audit of rheumatology services for adolescents and young adults in the UK
Rheumatology 2000 39: 596-602; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.596 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Young, J. Dixey, N. Cox, P. Davies, J. Devlin, P. Emery, S. Gallivan, A. Gough, D. James, P. Prouse, P. Williams, and J. Winfield

How does functional disability in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affect patients and their lives? Results of 5 years of follow-up in 732 patients from the Early RA Study (ERAS)
Rheumatology 2000 39: 603-611; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.603 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Chitnavis, J. S. Sinsheimer, M. A. Suchard, K. Clipsham, and A. J. Carr

End-stage coxarthrosis and gonarthrosis. Aetiology, clinical patterns and radiological features of idiopathic osteoarthritis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 612-619; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.612 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Taylor, J. Skan, N. Erb, D. Carruthers, S. Bowman, C. Gordon, and D. Isenberg

Lupus patients with fatigue—is there a link with fibromyalgia syndrome?
Rheumatology 2000 39: 620-623; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.620 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. H. Straub, T. Glück, M. Cutolo, J. Georgi, K. Helmke, J. Schölmerich, P. Vaith, and B. Lang

The adrenal steroid status in relation to inflammatory cytokines (interleukin-6 and tumour necrosis factor) in polymyalgia rheumatica
Rheumatology 2000 39: 624-631; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.624 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Kubo, H. Ihn, K. Yamane, K. Kikuchi, N. Yazawa, Y. Soma, and K. Tamaki

Serum KL-6 in adult patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 632-636; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.632 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Seitz and J.-M. Dayer

Enhanced production of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases by peripheral blood mononuclear cells of rheumatoid arthritis patients responding to methotrexate treatment
Rheumatology 2000 39: 637-645; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.637 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. G. Ratkay, J. Weinberg, and J. D. Waterfield

The effect of lactation in the post-partum arthritis of MRL-lpr/fasmice
Rheumatology 2000 39: 646-651; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.646 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Woodburn, Z. Stableford, and P. S. Helliwell

Preliminary investigation of debridement of plantar callosities in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 652-654; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.652 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Emery, F. C. Breedveld, E. M. Lemmel, J. P. Kaltwasser, P. T. Dawes, B. Gömör, F. Van den Bosch, D. Nordström, O. Bjørneboe, R. Dahl, K. Hørslev-Petersen, A. Rodriguez de la Serna, M. Molloy, M. Tikly, C. Oed, R. Rosenburg, I. Loew-Friedrich, and the Multinational Leflunomide Study Group

A comparison of the efficacy and safety of leflunomide and methotrexate for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 655-665; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.655 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Cauli, C. Pitzalis, G. Yanni, M. Awad, and G. S. Panayi

CD1 expression in psoriatic and rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 666-673; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.666 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Grand Rounds in Rheumatology:

O. Liangos, L. Neure, U. Kühl, M. Pauschinger, J. Sieper, A. Distler, P. L. Schwimmbeck, and J. Braun

The possible role of myocardial biopsy in systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 674-679; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.674 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Ho and T. Pullar

Risk taking in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 680; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.680 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. M. van Laar, R. J. Verburg, and J. K. Sont

Risk taking in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: are the risks of haemopoietic stem cell transplantation acceptable?
Rheumatology 2000 39: 680A-681A; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.680A [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. A. Snowden and P. M. Brooks

Reply
Rheumatology 2000 39: 681-682; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.681 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Mouthon, C. Halimi, G. P. Muller, M. Cayre-Castel, T. Bégué, A. C. Masquelet, and L. Guillevin

Systemic scleroderma associated with bilateral ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow
Rheumatology 2000 39: 682-683; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.682 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. S. Teh, G. M. Coombes, R. H. MacDonald, R. J. Prescott, D. M. Dietch, and A. K. P. Jones

Acute sarcoidosis: a difficult diagnosis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 683-685; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.683 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. E. Dippy, D. A. Collins, and E. J. Price

Oral methotrexate: hazard of different tablet strengths
Rheumatology 2000 39: 685; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.685 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robin Goodfellow:

Rheumatology 2000 39: 686; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.6.686 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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